छमा

Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā).

Noun

छमा (chamā) m

1. forgiveness, pardon

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀫𑀸 (chamā), from Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā). Doublet of क्षमा (kṣamā).

Noun

छमा • (chamā) f (Urdu spelling چهما)

1. pardon, forgiveness

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “छमा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छमा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Rajasthani

Alternative forms

• खमा (khamā)
• छिमा (chimā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā).

Noun

छमा (chamā) m

1. pardon
2. excuse

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 111. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).